The LinkTap products are very well made. I have owned smart tap controllers from other manufacturers before and none can compare to the quality, features, and ease of use. I bought a couple last minute before an extended overseas holiday and was surprised by how simple it was to install; not just the physical installation, but also the network and app setup. I was able to program different intervals remotely and use the app to check everything was working from the other side of the planet. The interval modes are well thought out giving the users the ability to select multiple modes such as every X day, specific days of the week, odd/even days, specific months, calendar mode, etc. There is documentation for adding it to Home Assistant but I found the app and interval modes were so well done that I was only using the LinkTap entities in Home Assistant to trigger other things in my home as I found the weather forecasting very reliable. Speaking of the forecasting element, the device can alter its run times depending on the temperature of the day. You are able to set high and low temperature limits and then a ratio of how much more or less the runtimes will be. There is even a setting for not watering at all under a set temperature. So much configurability. Have I been recommending this product to anyone who listens? Absolutely. I now have friends replacing the traditional timers on their irrigation systems based on how robust, configurable, and easy this is. Note: The pressure coming into the LinkTap in my garden was irrationally high, measured at over 120PSI (830kPa) where the average home in Australia would get about 43-72PSI (300-500kPa) and the LinkTap is rated for a maximum of 116PSI (800kPa). Considering the LinkTap has not exploded yet and still functions as expected speaks volumes to the quality of the product. I will be adding a pressure regulator upstream as soon as it gets delivered to protect the device and the sprinklers downstream. It is unlikely this would be a problem for others.
